This is an excellent example of a mid-production "Baby Nambu" pistol manufactured by the Tokyo Artillery Arsenal in Koishikawa, Tokyo. These pistols were never officially adopted by the Japanese military but were intended as private purchase sidearms by high ranking officers both of the Army and Imperial Navy. This pistol has a high quality rust blue finish with a straw colored trigger, magazine release, sear pivot pin, and bolt lock with a bright finished bolt. The grips are finely checkered hardwood. The top of the chamber area bears the four intertwined cannon balls of the Tokyo Arsenal, and the right side of the receiver has the Japanese Kanji markings over the serial number "3258". The matching serial number is also visible on the underside of the bolt. The inside of each grip panel numbered "3285", obviously a factory numbering error as both sides are stamped the same. Approximately 5,900 examples of the finely finished, compact, "Baby" Nambu pistol were manufactured before production ceased. The "Baby Nambu" is perhaps the most desirable Japanese semi-automatic pistol. It is accompanied with a high quality reproduction clam shell holster and shoulder strap. Magazine absent.

Excellent overall with 90% plus of the original blue finish overall, some thinning on top of the chamber area, the recoil spring housing, the edges and high spots overall, and some very fine pin-prick pitting on the recoil spring housing, back strap, and grip safety. The grips are in excellent condition showing a nice matching dark brown color on both sides and some minor handling marks from light use. The reproduction holster and strap are in fine condition, and both have been nicely dyed a dark brown color and polished to give them an old appearance.